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- 2961: Jackie Robinson
- ... end his life, Robinson was invited to throw the first pitch of the 1972 World Series. He died of a heart attack ten days later at the age of 53 (2). Jackie Robinson was a great baseball player and an equally great civil rights leader. Although he never got to see the integration of black people in the United States, his efforts helped a lot of people. He was one of the great American heroes and is an American legend. His courage gave the strength to other black athletes to persue their dreams. Outline Thesis Statement Jackie Robinson was one of the best players that professional baseball ...
- 2962: HITLER, Adolf (1889-1945)
- ... inflamed his discontent. He hated Austria as "a patchwork nation" and looked longingly across the border at energetic, powerful Germany. He wrote, "I was convinced that the State [Austria] was sure to obstruct every really great German and to support . . . everything un-German. . . . I hated the motley collection [in Austria] of Czechs, Ruthenians, Poles, Hungarians, Serbs, Croats, and above all that ever- present fungoid growth Jews . . . I became a fanatical anti ... The years 1924-28 were prosperous for Germany, and revolutions do not flourish on prosperity. From 1925 to 1927 Hitler was even forbidden to speak publicly in either Bavaria or Saxony. Then a world- wide depression plunged Germany again into poverty and unemployment, and the Nazis began to gain votes. By 1930 Hitler had the support of many industrialists and the military caste. In 1933 President Paul von Hindenburg appointed him ...
- 2963: Forest People
- ... as one of the forest people because he was not an animal like the negroe villagers. Simply put, he was able to keep up and run with the BaMbuti through the forest which meant a great deal to the tribe. This meant that he was part of the forest and not an "outsider". Based on the fact that he could move through the forest with ease and quietness, proved to the ... responsibility as the next. Each member of the BaMbuti is equal, but each member is distinguished by their physical attributes, hunting skills, cooking skills, building skills, accomplishments, etc. For example, Njobo is known as a great hunter because of the numerous hunts he has participated in as well as his success rate. He is especially known for the elephants he has killed. Members in the tribe offer different attributes and collectively ... system. These have developed over time and have been reinforced through occurrence. The BaMbuti, children of the forest, hopefully maintain a boundary between them and the "outside" world. Their lifestyle is unique and one of great wonder for many people and should be appreciated for the time to come.
- 2964: Capital Punishment: Injustice of Society
- ... such poor character that they have subsequently been disbarred."(Tabak 37). With payment caps or court determined sums of, for example, $5 an hour, there is not much incentive for a lawyer to spend a great deal of time representing a capital defendant. When you compare this to the prosecution, "
aided by the police, other law enforcement agencies, crime labs, state mental hospitals, various other scientific resources, prosecutors
experienced in successfully ... off mistaken execution as an incidental cost in the greater scheme of putting a criminal to death? "Revenge is an unworthy motive for our society to pursue."(Whittier 1) In our society, there is a great expectation placed on the family of a victim to pursue vengeance to the highest degree -- the death penalty. Pat Bane, executive director of the Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation (MVFR) stated, "One parent told me ... cost of putting someone away for life is a deal. Is it really worth the hassle and money to kill a criminal, when we can put them away for life for less money with a great deal more ease? In earlier times--where capital punishment was common, the value of life was less, and societies were more barbaric--capital punishment was probably quite acceptable. However, in today's society, which ...
- 2965: The Grapes of Wrath
- The Grapes of Wrath Background The novel The Grapes of Wrath took place during the depression in the United States. The Joad family is a family that is migrating from Oklahoma to California. They are moving because of more job oppertunities and more chances to make money. The family consits of ... think His way out of troubles."(pg 70-71) As Tom said, "one time he went out in the wilderness to find his soul, an' he foun' he jus' got a little piece of a great big soul."(pg 373) He just wants to be around people because he sees everybody as being holy. He also thinks that people working in cooperation is holy: "When they're all workin' together, not ...
- 2966: Ernest Miller Hemingway
- ... him. In the last year of his life, he lived inside of his dreams, similar to his mother, who he hated with all his heart. He was suicidal and had electric shock treatments for his depression and strange behavior. On a Sunday morning, July 2, 1961, Ernest Miller Hemingway killed himself with a shotgun. Ernest Hemingway takes much of the storyline of his novel, A Farewell to Arms, from his personal ... experiences which he was writing about. I believe that Hemingway had Catherine and her child die, not to look different from his own life, but because he had a sick and morbid personality. There is great power in being an author, you can make things happen which do not necessarily occur in real life. It is obvious that Hemingway felt, as a young child and throughout his life, powerless, and so ...
- 2967: Jesus, Paul, And Mohammed: Com
- ... and compared to my own rankings of these three influential men. In Hart s book, The 100, he regards all three of these men as being very important in contributing to the rise of two great religions. In his ranking of the top 100 Muhammad, Jesus, and St. Paul rank one, three, and six respectively. Now right from this statement most people would believe that Hart is already wrong, and that ... his missionary work in which he was very successful in converting non-Jews into Christians. To me there are a few factors that I would consider important to be considered a person who has a great impact on history. I believe that probably the single most important factor is for the person to think individually. I believe that the person should have his own ideas and beliefs, because it always seems to be the people who are considered to be the crazy ones who are the people that change the world. Another quality I believe is important is to have a great sense of leadership and courage. I believe that a person who is able to rally together a bunch of people, whether it be a country or not, and have all of them follow him ...
- 2968: Ernest Hemingway
- ... his other novels. The Old Man and the Sea is a book in which can be interpreted in many different ways. Here you will read what many critics have composed about the story of a great writer, Ernest Hemingway. Many of the critics have the same outlook on the works of Hemingway. Hemingway's work The Old man and the Sea can be looked at in many different perspectives. All the ... that he would start on the novel of The Old Man and the Sea. The story The Old Man and the Sea is about a old man named Santiago who has to over come the great forces of nature. Things seem to always go wrong for him because originally he started out going to fish for some dinner, then he caught the biggest marlin ever and it pulled him out in ... After he was pulled out, he hurt his hands and couldn't risk going to sleep because of the risk of sharks. When the sharks finally attacked he lost the marlin which had become a great part of him because he knew that no one would believe him when he told them the size of the marlin. This has to be one of the most memorable fights in a novel ...
- 2969: Grapes Of Wrath And Jim Casy
- ... sad?" Casy wished to reach out to others in spite of his own troubles. He wanted to give them sprit, hope and rejuvenate their souls. Jesus too felt that need and can be considered "the great consoler of life." The Life of Jesus by Ernest Renan tells of Pure Ebionism, which is the doctrine that the poor alone shall be saved and the reign of the poor is approaching. This secures ... soul, and everybody is holy, we are therefor equal. As Tom said, "one time he went out in the wilderness to find his soul, an' he foun' he jus' got a little piece of a great big soul." Once and for all stating equality, and universal holiness. Casy is also a harmonious man. He believes in unity and that because people are all part of something greater than themselves, we should ... s struggles with himself, he also faced exterior conflicts with the rest of the world. Jim Casy came across conflicts between himself and the rest of society. He attempted to organize the migrants but saw great difficulty. After Casy was let out of jail he (and other wise men) picketed outside a peach-picking camp for higher wages. Although he managed to organize those few men, and kept the wages ...
- 2970: The Need To Legalize Pot
- ... with cancer and AIDS, control muscle spasms among people with multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorder, reduce eye pressure among people with glaucoma, and some say it also controls seizures, eases chronic pain, and relieves depression. Dr. Ernest Rosenbaum, a San Francisco cancer specialist, says he and many doctors quietly recommend marijuana to patients who didn't respond to other medications. A 1991 Harvard study found that about 40 % of cancer ... will. Only thing it'll do is make you chill out and hungry." - And people in Pensacola are grabbing the T-shirts and other merchandise with illustrations of giant marijuana leaves on them. "It sells great," said Joyce Smith, manager of Spencer's in University Mall, about pot-related merchandise. "We can't keep it in stock." - "If you're allowed to drink alcohol, there's no reason that you shouldn ...
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